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Shepard Fairey, the artist behind "Andre The Giant Has A Posse," created this poster to show his support of Barack Obama. Apparently, the limited edition prints sold out in moments. It appears that Obama has a posse too.Link

While some have used the office of president as a platform to voice their dislike of vegetables, a handful of our leaders considered the kitchen cabinet as important as the U.S. Cabinet. Their gastronomic inclinations may not always have gone hand in hand with successful politics, but for these 10, good taste was the ultimate executive privilege.

I honestly can't figure out how I feel about this: is it the greatest achievement of mankind thus far, or is it an abomination of foodstuffs that deserves to be hucked back into the gaping maw of whatever food processing plant it was spewed from? I just don't know what to think anymore. Would you eat a cheeseburger in a can? Keep in mind that it'll look nowhere near as delicious as the example above when you pull it out of the can. [Product Page via Spulch]

NEW YORK - January 23, 2008 - Let the flames begin. Bravo's highly anticipated fourth season of the Emmy-Award nominated No. 1 food show on cable returns with "Top Chef: Chicago," premiering Wednesday, March 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Activision today announced that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the #1 title worldwide, with more than 7 million units sold during calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group, Chart Track and The GFK Group. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare promises to arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots. The PC demo can be found here.

People have been enchanted by the idea of making exceptionally large versions of food ever since the town of Cheshire, MA gifted President Thomas Jefferson with a 1,200 pound wheel of cheese in 1802. In recent memory there's been that giant ketchup packet that the folks in Collinsville, IL made last summer. A town in Italy made the world's largest tiramisu last spring, just because they could. Latest on the giant food table is a monster cheeseburger, made by Fat's Grill in Stockton, California. This mammoth burger doesn't break any world records, but it is now the largest cheeseburger to have ever been created in the state of California. And as my father would say, that's nothing to sneeze at. What do you guys think about giant food? Do you love the spectacle of it or do you have some reservations about using food as a medium to garner a little media attention? [via Yumsugar]

Stoners, mob bosses, school kids, everyone seems to like pizza—because you know what they say: Even when it’s bad, it’s pretty good. So it should come as no surprise that this dish has enjoyed a long and lustrous career in Hollywood. Here’s a retrospective of some of pizza’s many memorable performances on the big screen.

I have a recurring nightmare in which I am quickly chopping up a whole bunch of veggies for a quick stir fry when I realize that I haven't been being particularly careful and accidentally cut into a finger instead of a carrot. Thankfully, during my waking hours I've never had that happen, but the thought of it made me work on improving my knife skills to further protect my precious digits. Sadly, British TV chef Gordon Ramsay recently experienced one of those moments you think could only happen in the worst of anxiety dreams. He set his crotch on fire. While going commando. It adds a whole other level to taking precautions while in the kitchen, now doesn't it. Via Food for Thought

Images from the battle for Monrovia, Liberia, where use of iron sights is known to be strictly prohibited. Also prohibited are aiming, assuming a supported firing stance, and any common practice of marksmanship whatsoever. Hip-Hop Rapper, Gangsta shooting stances are mandatory, the "Glock Foh-Tay" hold being the most popular. lethality is achieved by subjecting the target to a wide swathe of area fire, similar to un aimed indirect artillery, or scaring the enemy away with gesturing and aggressive hip-hop style dancing while firing. Points are awarded for artistic effort, style, fearsome facial expression/vocalizations and blue duct tape. Note perfectly executed flamboyant sideways-rifle "Glock Foh-Tay" running stance. Amazing height and style on this one. Sure to impress the judges. And he's keeping score, sort of... ! "Yo Yo YO " The "bring your buddy along" firing stance Firing from the hip while putting on the best "Game Face" and talking trash - note the tactical use of camouflage pants! The "Homeless street person" anti-aircraft firing position being executed with great precision! Here we have a classic! The "prone Warrior " firing position - too bad the magazine spring has blown out from the bottom of his beautifully blue-duct-tape-taped jungle magazine setup. Here we have Liberian militia demonstrating the "Soul Train" method of combat assault. "Red Pants" must be a Zouave. The Nautical theme is ever popular, as seen by this militiaman (quite possibly Naval Infantry) wearing the stylish Kapok life jacket. Won't stop a bullet, but sure looks BOO-YAH! This pair is executing the difficult "Phat Bammer Swagger" shooting stance. Note the deceptive use of pink clam diggers and brogues with no socks while his partner sports a snappy complementary orange and blue combo. While this appears to be a well-rehearsed combat assault maneuver, this militiaman is actually trying to keep birds from crapping on his car. Note the feather duster in the left hand for effect. Th...